Making Design Stamps for Jewelry

Author: Bradford M Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988285866
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Common jewelry tools and techniques can be used to make customized stamping and texturing tools that add visual interest to jewelry designs. Many jewelers are reluctant to work with steel, but there are few differences as compared to copper or silver. Once learned, unique stamps or texturing tools can be created for a special application, to accent your work in a unique way, or to brand your pieces with a stamp that others cannot purchase. "Making Design Stamps For Jewelry" presents the step-by-step process of selecting best steels, carving the design, hardening the steel, and tempering the completed stamp to ensure a long service life. It describes the tools to use, gives detailed examples for making several design stamps, includes sources for purchasing tool steel, describes useful shop equipment, and offers tips for saving time and achieving better quality.

Rubber Stamped Jewelry

Author: Sharilyn Miller
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781581803846
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
A world of creative jewelry design at your fingertips! Now you can combine the self-expressive qualities of rubber stamping with the elegance of jewelry-making. It's easier than you think! Sharilyn Miller provides all of the tips and techniques you need inside. She clearly illustrates the basics of jewelry-making, then provides step-by-step guidelines for creating beautiful embellishments with rubber stamps and easy-to-find materials, including polymer clay, decorative fibers, shrink plastic, foam, copper and glass. You'll also find 20 exciting wearable art projects, complete with easy-to-follow instructions and attractive full-color photographs. Throughout, Miller helps you craft imaginative, attractive pieces of jewelry that are ready to wear or give as gifts!

Metal Style

Author: Karen Dougherty
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620331578
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 576

Book Description
Discover the possibilities of cold joins! The hottest trend is cold. Cold-connection techniques are pushing the envelope of what is possible in metal without the use of a torch or kiln. All the necessary tools and materials--a common drill, hammer, sandpaper, wire, metal sheet--are all readily available and affordable for almost any budget. Learn how to use rivets, screws, and other materials to combine elements without having to deal with heat. Master jewelry designers Robert Dancik, Connie Fox, Susan Lenart Kazmer, Tracey Stanley, and others offer signature pieces, constructed using cold-joins. Accompanying each project are expert tips and tricks for additional ideas and customization. Metal Style is full of inspiration and techniques for jewelry makers looking to ignite a creative spark in their metal jewelry without lighting a flame.

Indian Jewelry Making

Author: Oscar T. Branson
Publisher: Treasure Chest Books
ISBN: 9781887896030
Category : Indian craft
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An invaluable step-by-step guide to traditional Native American jewelry. From exquisite squash blossom necklaces, buttons and bola ties to hair ornaments, pistol grips and silver goblets, traditional Indian silversmithing is one of the foremost crafts in America. In this Southwestern classic, Oscar T. Branson provides a wealth of knowledge on the tools, techniques, history, and styles of Indian jewelry--timeless art from yesterday that still influences today's metal craftwork. Wire-O binding. 120 color photos.

Making an Impression

Author: Geninne Zlatkis
Publisher: Union Square & Company
ISBN: 9781454701255
Category : Handicraft
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Covers the basics of creating hand-carved stamps, painting and inking, collage, and more. Features twenty projects--including a tote, journal, pillows, and gift tags--and includes fifty of the author's signature motifs, providing instruction for stamping on paper, fabric, terracotta, and other surfaces.

Hydraulic Die Forming for Jewelers and Metalsmiths

Author: Susan Kingsley
Publisher: Twenty-Ton Press
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
"This book is about how metalsmiths and jewelers can take advantage of the intrinsic characteristics of metal, understood since antiquity, and employ a mechanical device known for nearly 200 years to make objects by hand. Die forming, as described here, does not restrict or replace hand work. In fact, the die-forming process requires additional skill and knowledge in the making of dies, and in controlling their use in the press. Die forming extends the possibilities of what one can make and opens new avenues of exploration. It is a continuation of the tradition of innovation in craft." --introduction.

Making Metal Jewelry

Author: Joanna Gollberg
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781579908126
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
"Make elegant imaginative jewelry by learning easy ways to join metal that don't require a solder or a torch."--From publisher description.

Bench Tips for Jewelry Making

Author: Bradford M. Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988285804
Category : Jewelry making
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
In every field the top artisans have their favorite ways of solving common problems. Making a piece of fine jewelry is no exception. The work is intricate, but accomplished jewelers have a variety of techniques, special tools and shortcuts that are proven to save time and improve the quality of your work. This book is written as a resource for jewelers with skill levels from beginner through advanced. The bench tips come from Brad Smith's 17 years of experience in the jewelry industry, including a decade teaching hundreds of students. 101 tips are detailed and illustrated with closeup pictures as ready solutions for common problems at the bench. They include over 20 ways to save time when soldering and polishing, 8 common hazards to avoid, many ways to cut costs, 10 tips to improve stone setting skills, and the "Must-Have" tools for increasing productivity at the bench.

Stamping Polymer Clay & Wire

Author: Suzanne McNeill
Publisher: Design Originals
ISBN: 9781574218176
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The world of rubber stamping and polymer clay have collided! The two media mesh so well; adding dimension to jewelry, journals and decorative accents.

Making Metal Jewelry

Author: Jen Cushman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440322627
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 426

Book Description
Stamp, forge, form and fold your way to stunning metal jewelry! Discover the stunning beauty inherent in asymmetry, raw edges, rust and an intimate story as you explore the manipulation of metal your way. Jen Cushman will lead you step-by-step through 21 projects that unleash metal's wonderful potential for a style that is delightfully imperfect and organic. Even if you've never wielded a hammer before, Making Metal Jewelry will have you creating jewelry pieces you'll be proud to wear this weekend! Everything you need to know to get started right away awaits you inside. • Explanations of different types of metal, wire, patinas, metalworking tools, soldering basics and more. • Complete step-by-step instruction for a variety of jewelry pieces including earrings, rings, bracelets, necklaces and pendants. • Inspiring variations on several of the projects, and online links to additional project ideas. Begin your new relationship with metal today. Let Making Metal Jewelry unleash your metalworking potential and start creating jewelry that's authentically you.